Brickhouse Late Nite Bistro and Bar

Calling this place a “bistro” might be a stretch, but it certainly is a bar. This hole-in-the-wall on Main Street offers darts, pool tables and grubby couches – all the things you’d expect from a local hipster dive bar. The beer selection is decent and there’s always a $4 or $5 beer special to be had.

Address: 730 Main Street, VancouverPhone: 604-689-8645

The Marquis

The Marquis on South Granville has a decent cocktail and bar food selection. The drinks menu is a combination of classics and house creations, and at $8 for a two ounce cocktail, the price can’t be beat. Food ranges in price from about $7 to $18. They have daily specials such as gin and tonics for just $3.25 and Jameson for $4.

And if you’re looking to get a little wild, three ounce cocktails are $14. Dang.

Gringo

While not strictly a bar – it’s a taco joint – you’ll be hard pressed to find cheaper beers anywhere else in the city. Beers on tap at Gringo in Gastown are just $3.75 all day, every day. Gringo describes themselves as “a super casual taco joint pouring cheap beer and good times.”

Where: 27 Blood Alley Square, VancouverPhone: 604-721-0607

Jackalope’s Neighbourhood Dive

Jackalope’s serves up southern classics and prides itself on having a dive-like atmosphere. Drinks there are quite cheap – cocktails are $9, cans of Lucky Lager are $3.49, box wine is $4 (“don’t knock box wine till you try it,” reads the website) and caesars are just $3.99 on Sundays. Plus there’s a cool “jackalope” head mounted on the wall for your viewing pleasure.

The Alibi Room

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The Alibi room is known for its craft beer, and while you might expect to pay a premium anywhere else for craft beer, this place serves it cheap. You can opt to get a small or a large, and prices for craft beers range from $4.75 to about $8. Cocktails are averagely priced, so if you want the best bang for your buck here, stick with beer.

Martinis Restaurant

This Vancouver gem has been around for 45 years and is known for, well, martinis, as well as their beer selection. Martinis are $6.50 for two ounces of booze and glasses of beer on tap start at $3.30. The daily drink specials are excellent, with $5 glasses of wine on Mondays and $2.75 glasses of beer on Wednesdays.

The Metropole

Whether you love it or you hate it, the Metropole has cheap drinks. Most of their sleeves of beer are $4.24, single malt scotch starts at $6.25, and glasses of red wine are as low as $4.90. We’re sold.

The Parlour

While the Parlour in Yaletown is best known for their pizza, they also have a supreme(ly cheap) drinks menu. Cocktails – keeping in mind they’re all doubles – start at $9, beer on tap starts at $5.00 and glasses of wine start at $7. Pizza and booze, anyone?

Portside Pub

Portside Pub offers some pretty great food and drinks at reasonable prices. From buck-a-shuck oysters (every Friday from 5 p.m. until they run out) to $5.75 beer during their happy hour, which is from 5 to 8 p.m., you can’t really go wrong. In terms of timing, theirs is one of the better happy hours in Vancouver.

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